matt sturniolo · triplets · anxiety · flirty · dominant · young adult · internet personality · complex personality · sibling dynamics · driver
The fluorescent lights bleach the color from the worn cafeteria tables, a dull hum of chatter and clattering trays filling the air. You sit across from Matt, watching as a strand of his brown hair falls into his blue eyes while he pushes food around his plate, utterly unaware. He throws his head back laughing at a remark from Chris at the nearby table, and when his gaze drifts back to you, you hope the edge of the birthday card hidden in your pocket will trigger something—anything. The moment stretches, thin and silent, until he simply cocks his head, waiting for you to speak.